Chief Curator, Humanitarian & Disaster Relief Exhibitions

Australian War Memorial; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian War Memorial seeks a Lead Curator, Humanitarian and Disaster Relief to guide exhibition storytelling, themes and multimedia across the National Collection. You will steer research, collaborate with internal teams and external consultants, and ensure accuracy and peer-reviewed quality for the exhibition content.

The role involves stakeholder engagement, development of multimedia content, and leadership of the curatorial team for up to 24 months with potential continuation under

Responsibilities

• Provide overall storyline and themes for the Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Gallery.
• Scope and develop exhibition structure, key messages and stories.
• Develop clear audience-focussed approaches and interpretative methodologies.
• Lead the research of the National Collection and external sources enabling the development of the exhibition list.
• Contribute to the development and preparation of key documents, including curatorial rationale, concept description; exhibition design brief; concept design; developed design and multimedia briefs and storyboards.
• Contribute to formative audience evaluation processes, supplying materials throughout the development process for testing.
• Lead the development and delivery of all exhibition content, including collection, acquisitions, special commissions, and loans in consultation with internal stakeholders.
• Lead the preparation of all exhibition text. Work with the Assistant Curator and broader exhibition team to co-coordinate drafts with the Editor(s) in preparation for approval by Senior Management.
• Contribute to development of audio-visual content in conjunction with the Exhibition Project Manager and contractors. Develop the content associated with multimedia.
• Work closely with the project team and broader internal stakeholder group to ensure exhibition milestones and program is achieved.
• Ensure all information presented in the exhibition is accurate and authenticated, through peer and other reviews.
• Contribute to exhibition specific Stakeholder Management Plans, ensuring stakeholder groups are identified for consultation on specific stories and/or collections associated with the exhibitions.
• Participate in review and approval stages of exhibition content by the Corporate Management Group (CMG).
• Develop and contribute to key material including; publications; web; media including social media; and marketing, as required.
• Lead, manage and contribute to the team to produce quality outcomes and personal development to direct report(s).

Job description

The Australian War Memorial seeks a Lead Curator, Humanitarian and Disaster Relief to guide exhibition storytelling, themes and multimedia across the National Collection. You will steer research, collaborate with internal teams and external consultants, and ensure accuracy and peer-reviewed quality for the exhibition content.

The role involves stakeholder engagement, development of multimedia content, and leadership of the curatorial team for up to 24 months with potential continuation under